(Part 2) Top products from r/GuitarHero

I've gotten mine to work very well, save for the whammy bar. I'd recommend getting a USB Bluetooth receiver (I have a built in MOBO Bluetooth receiver but it didn't work). This is the one that I got.

1. Once you've got your Bluetooth receiver, download and install the appropriate drivers for it. In my case I think I just used Lenovo's Bluetooth drivers but yours may be different depending what receiver you get.
   
   
2. Get XPadder (it's only $10) and place it somewhere you can easily access it; I have it in Documents.
   
   
3. Press the PS4 + Share buttons at the same time to reset the controller. The white light should be blinking rapidly.
   
   
4. Open your Bluetooth settings. I'm running Windows 10 so it might look a little different, but you should be able to turn on Bluetooth if it's not already on.
   
   
5. Press and hold the Sync button for ~10 seconds on the controller right next to the D-Pad. Your controller should pop up at this point and you can click Pair. The white light will stay on at this point. If it doesn't pop up, try restarting your computer or reinstalling the drivers. Make sure the drivers are the correct ones for your Bluetooth receiver (unless they're all just generic drivers, I'm unsure).
   
   
6. Open up XPadder and, assuming your controller is connected properly, it should look like this minus the keys and arrow buttons. If it looks like this then your controller isn't being recognized.
   
   
7. From here just click where my image says PDP Rock Band Guitar, yours might be different, and just start pressing all the buttons on the controller to have them recognized. Whammy won't work as far as I know.
   
   
8. Close out of that window and just click the buttons to assign a specific key press. This will correlate with whatever your keyboard settings for GH3 are. You can follow my layout or choose your own.
   
   
9. When launching GH3, just make sure that XPadder is actually on and that your controller is being recognized properly. During the loading screens for GH3 use your keyboard to get to the main menu, then you can use your controller after that. If you use your controller from the start, GH3 will default to thinking that's the main controller when technically with XPadder you're just supplementing your keyboard with the controller.
   
   Hope that helps! :)

My guitar doesn't work at all, all i can do is tilt, but that's pretty much it, I've tried almost every script for the Les Paul, I'm assuming is probably because mine is a third party Les Paul for the Wii, I got it for $35 new In stock on amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Wireless-Guitar-Wii-Games-Color-Nintendo/dp/B004QSY97W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1519627301&sr=8-1&keywords=guitar+hero+3+les+paul+wii

Buy a wired guitar if you have the opportunity to. PS2 SG w/ a HDE PS2 Adapter or a 360 Xplorer. Both will work fine with Clone Hero & Dolphin.

The top is a third party guitar, the middle is a Kramer, and the bottom is (I think) a rock band two strat. I can only help you with the Kramer though. You need this adapter to use ps2 controllers with USB. You also need this reciever to use the Kramer with anything.

This is what i found online React Rocker PS2 Guitar Controller for Guitar Hero 1,2 and 3 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000PEP17S/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_gHYbAbT8K22S2

https://www.amazon.com/Monoprice-Toslink-Audio-Adapter-107526/dp/B00DILMFNS

Use that plus an rca to female 3.5mm headphone jack so you can plug them in. The only problem with this is you have no volume control. So you’ll need headphones that have volume control built in or plug the rcas into an amp such as the schiit audio headphone amp. Or just be like me and use it at the one volume it works at lol. It’s loudish but to too loud.

If you are having audio lag issues, this is a good fix. I also used an optical cable and ran it directly from the Xbox to my AV receiver and it helps significantly with audio lag in guitar hero games. Usually it goes hdmi->tv->AV so bypassing the tv really helped. Still use hdmi to send the video signal to the tv. But gh2 is still impossible without headphones for me.

Does it look like this?

That didn't seem to work...

By the way, this is the controller that isn't working, and it came in the WOR band bundle.

Yup, THE wireless receiver. The same kind that lets you use wireless controllers with Windows. Like this one

https://www.amazon.com/Guitar-World-Receiver-Dongle-Playstation-3/dp/B002EE6T1E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1537372402&sr=8-1&keywords=guitar+hero+dongle+ps3+guitar

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Wireless-Guitar-Hero-Band-Hero-Dongle-For-Ps2-And-Ps3-Ce1588/253863007132?hash=item3b1b6a139c:g:XIUAAOSwUKhblw3z

This is the guitar I have the dongle for https://www.amazon.com/Guitar-Hero-Wireless-Kramer-Striker-Controller/dp/B001EQ7KWU

You can just find sealed copies of the games somewhere. Amazon has GH: WT sealed for $14

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B000YQ7B5W/ref=sr_1_1_twi_dvd_1_olp?ie=UTF8&qid=1454006037&sr=8-1&keywords=guitar+hero+iii+pc

This is the one that I just got for my Wii guitar and I couldn't be any happier, feels like there's very little delay.

Bluetooth Adapter:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0775YF36R/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Software/Drivers for the Wii Guitar:
https://www.julianloehr.de/educational-work/hid-wiimote/

Ahh crap. They deleted the product. https://www.amazon.com/Wireless-Controller-Compatible-Microsoft-Xbox-360/dp/B00F52MYUM/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?keywords=OSTENT+USB+Wireless+Controller+PC+Laptop+Receiver+Compatible+for+Microsoft+Xbox+360+Slim+Game+Color+Black&qid=1566298887&s=gateway&sr=8-1
This is the cheapest and look the comments